Acoma Pottery : Very Good Acoma Pottery Seed Jar by Lucy Lewis #283

Acoma Pottery 283. Description: 1960's fine line geometric design signed Lucy M Lewis, 3" x 4". Condition. Excellent for its age. Lucy Lewis is regarded as the matriarch of Acoma pottery and alongside Maria Martinez, is one of the best known Southwestern potters. She started making pottery around the turn of the century, continuing a tradition dating back hundreds, if not thousands of years. A New York Times article published on March 26, 1992 chronicles her journey and impact. Lucy M. Lewis Dies; Self-Taught Potter, 93 Published: March 26, 1992 Lucy M. Lewis, a leading American Indian potter, died on March 12 in the hospital of the pueblo where she lived, in Acoma, N.M. Her birth date was never recorded, but she was believed to be 93 years old, her family said. She died after a long illness, said her daughter, Emma Lewis Mitchell. Miss Lewis's works have been exhibited in museums and embassies around the world, and are included in collections at the Smithsonian Institution in Washingt